There are 8 ways to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Fly Rochester to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane RST - BUF
7h 4m$120–607Fly Rochester to Toronto Island Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane RST - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
7h 3m$77–417Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, line 40 bus
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MSP - BUF
- Take the bus from Ellicott Street & MTC Static to Main Street & Pine Avenuebus
7h 2m$226–826Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
22h 52m$243–672Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
25h 24m$163–337Fly Rochester to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane RST - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
7h 43m$80–412Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
24h 40m$288–807Drive 864.5 mi
- Drive from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Fallscar 864.5 mi
14h 34m$158–228
Rochester (RST) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls is to bus and fly and line 40 bus which takes 7h 2m and costs $220 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from Rochester and arriving at Niagara Falls, ON via Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Detroit Bus Station and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 24m.
The distance between Rochester Airport (RST) and Niagara Falls is 732 miles. The road distance is 869.5 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls without a car is to bus and train via Milwaukee which takes 22h 52m and costs $240 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Rochester station.
The best way to get from Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $120 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $340 and takes 25h 24m.
Rochester Airport (RST) to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Milwaukee station.
Niagara Falls is 1h ahead of Rochester Airport (RST). It is currently 10:47 AM in Rochester Airport (RST) and 11:47 AM in Niagara Falls.
What companies run services between Rochester Airport (RST), USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Rochester (RST) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle from Rochester - Airport to Niagara Falls, ON via Rochester Sinclair, Rochester, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Detroit Bus Station, Toronto, and Toronto Union Station in around 25h 24m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Rochester to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Rochester to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Rochester - MSP
- Phone
- +1 716-855-7211
- [email protected]
- Website
- NFTA
Bus from Ellicott Street & MTC Static to Main Street & Pine Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- NFTA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Rochester to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Rochester to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
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